John Ruiz Quotations

We believe that the plane was not being properly maintained.

Now we'll see if Don King is my promoter or not.

No doubt this will be a hard fight, but I've overcome situations like this before.

Only in boxing can you be robbed without a gun.

New Year's resolutions are quite prevalent in January but usually non-existent after the Super Bowl.

I came to Germany with the belt and will leave with it too.

I enjoyed everything about our trip to Germany other than the decision.

If we stop and pull out now, they'll be here,

He's a tall guy but it shouldn't be problem for me.

The 28 bags are all empty -- to put all his parts in after the fight.

The problem of steroids in the sport of boxing must be addressed. This lawsuit is an effort to push this process forward.

Boxing is the only sport where you can get robbed without a gun. My promoter Don King should do his job and get me a re-match.

Everyone told me not to come here. If the people of Germany feel I lost I'll leave quietly, but if they feel I got robbed they should continue to scream like they did tonight until I get a rematch. They should scream like I'm going to scream.

There's really not much more in the way of assets.

This is an important fight for me, because after this guy it's going to be a unification fight -- and I'm the best guy to win unification. They'll be talking about me a lot more if I beat this guy.

This is where problems begin. People tend to make this their goal, but it is unclear how they will do it or what it even means.

It was amazing. People came out of the woodwork, ... Women voted.

I'm ready for him. You have to go in and fight him close, there's no point running around.

I'm sorry to see him go. We've been together for 20 years and it was an up-and-down, roller-coaster ride. It's going to be tough moving on without him.

In the back of my mind I always think about the guys in New York,

He's got a head the size of a Volkswagen. I can't miss hitting him.